Chapter 4. Configuring Your Server - IBM eServer xSeries 235 Installation Manual

Chapter 4. Configuring your server

The ServerGuide
installation tools that are specifically designed for your IBM server. Use this CD
during the initial installation of your server to configure basic hardware features and
to simplify your network operating system (NOS) installation. (See "Using the
ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD" on page 52 for more information.)
In addition to the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD, you can use the following
configuration programs to customize your server hardware:
v Configuration/Setup Utility
v LSI Logic Configuration Utility
v ServeRAID Manager
This section provides the instructions for starting the utility programs. See the
User's Guide on the IBM xSeries Documentation CD for detailed instructions for
using the configuration programs and ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD.
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Setup and Installation CD provides software setup tools and
This program is part of the basic input/output system (BIOS) code that comes
with your server. You can use this program to configure serial and parallel port
assignments, change interrupt request (IRQ) settings, change the drive startup
sequence, set the date and time, and set passwords. You also can use this
program to view the system configuration settings, for example, the number and
type of installed microprocessors, the amount of installed memory, or the BIOS
diagnostics version level. See "Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program" on
page 52 for more information.
With the built-in LSI Logic Configuration Utility program, you can configure the
integrated SCSI controller and the devices that are attached to it. See "Using the
LSI Logic Configuration Utility program" on page 52.
The ServeRAID programs come with your server. If your server has a ServeRAID
controller installed, you must use the ServeRAID Configuration program to define
and configure your disk-array subsystem before you install your operating
system. See "Using ServeRAID Manager" on page 53 for more information.
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